Description

“Some of Queen’s stardust is sprinkled on this album.  As the Helsinki-based vocal ensemble Rajaton joins forces with violinist/conductor Jaakko Kuusisto and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra in interpreting songs like ‘Bicycle Race’, weird and wonderful things happen.  With voices to fill stadiums just like Queen did in its heyday, the leading Finnish a cappella group meets the tunes on its own terms.  And in the experimental spirit of Queen itself, Kuusisto and his team looks at the harmonic possibilities provided by the band’s oeuvre from totally new angles.  Rajaton was founded in 1997, and the compatibility with Jaakko Kuusisto and his team was tested with the 2006 album ‘Rajaton Sings ABBA with Lahti Symphony Orchestra’.  The Queen cornucopia has  spawned many a tribute album and hundreds of cover versions all over the world.  But seldom has the music of May and Mercury come as vibrantly alive as on this offering.”

– Liner Notes